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A Mingei Japanese Yatate - Keyaki Wood – 1900’s browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Folk Art: Pre 1900: item # 648846
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| A very simple but handsome yatate – a scholars holder for his brush and ink. This yatate is shaped as a narrow fan and opens on a hand made copper/bronze swivel. At the wide end is the metal well that held the solidified ink and the shaft holds the narrow brush with horse hair bristles. The yatate shows signs of excellent use and patina which leads us to date it to the late Edo to early Meiji period, circa 1850-1880. It measures 10 “ long and is 1” wide at the widest end and 5/8” wide at the swivel point. The entire piece is 7/8” deep. Yatate are small personal smoking-pipe-shaped writing sets from medieval Japan which provided a carrying box for the ink cotton, and a shaft for a brush (and possibly a letter opener). Yatate literally means "Arrow Stand" ("ya-tate"). The name comes from the fact that early bushi used their inking stone as a stand for their arrows. We believe this example to be made of Keyaki wood because of the bold grain. Keyaki or Japanese Zelkova is a species of Zelkova, native to Japan, Korea, eastern China, and Taiwan. It is often grown as an ornamental tree. Keaki wood is valued in Japan. The tree is a symbol of Saitama Prefecture. The name Keaki derives from the Japanese name of the species, keyaki | |||||||||
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